Lesson Plan in Grade 7 Mathematics

I. Objectives
At the end of the session, the students will be able to:
1. Determine how each mathematical phrase is translated into mathematical
expressions and vice versa.
2. Translate English phrases to mathematical phrases and vice versa.
3. Gained confidence and greater idea on translating verbal phrases to
mathematical expressions and vice versa.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: TRANSLATING VERBAL PHRASES INTO MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS AND
VICE VERSA

A. References: Teaching Guide pp. 118-120, Grade 7 Mathematics Patterns and

Practicalities, pp. 214-218
B. Materials: LCD Projector, laptop, worksheets, colored cards, marking pen, manila
paper, masking tape

III. Procedures:
a. Daily Routine
 Prayer
o Greetings
 Checking of Attendance
 Reminders
b. Review
 Ask the students about the topics that were discussed last meeting.
*What was our lesson yesterday?
*Do you have any questions about the topic that was discussed
yesterday?

c. Motivation

Introduce Game “Famous Number”- Let the students form by group and think of
“Famous Number”, numbers that are use in movie titles, books, computer games,
etc. The most numbers listed in a group will be declared winner.

d. Lesson Proper
INTRODUCTION

A. Introduce to the learners that learning algebra is a little like learning another
language. The first step in learning to “speak algebra” is learning the definitions of
commonly used words and then being able to transfer from plain English to the
“language” of algebra.
B. Let the learners perform the following activity by group

Activity (Provision for Cooperative Learning)

Activity 1: “In other Words”

“This time, give strips of paper written the commonly used phrase/s for the
different fundamental operations and let them fill in the table on the board.

Ask: What are the words that are used to indicate addition, subtraction, multiplication,
and division?

C. Show to the learners’ one at time each mathematical expression in strips of cartolina
for them to state into verbal expressions.
D. Demonstrate how to translate verbal expressions to algebraic expressions. Discuss
the linkage between some of the vocabulary words and their definition: quotient:
quantity. Quotient comes from a word meaning “how many times”. When you
divide, you are finding how many times one quantity goes into another. Have
students find correlations between other words. Example: triple: triangle (three
sides); twice: twin (two people); decrease: deflate (go down)

Interaction

Activity 2: “Match me up”

Organize the class into five groups to perform this given activity. Prepare a set of mathematical
expressions and another set of verbal phrases on strips of paper and put each in a separate
envelope. Let each group match each mathematical expression into verbal phrase. There will be
remaining phrases that never match to any of the expressions, so ask them to translate them
into mathematical expressions. Let them present their work by group.

Ask:

How each mathematical phrase is translated into mathematical expressions and vice versa?
What are the common errors in writing algebraic expressions?
In how many ways you can translate mathematical expressions and vice versa?

Integration
A. Round Up
Ask: what helped you understand easily the process of translating verbal phrases into
mathematical expressions and vice versa?

B. Application
Let the students make an individual list of algebraic expressions for at least 5 and
translate each into verbal phrases.

C. Evaluation: Paper-pencil test: Translate verbal phrases into mathematical expressions

and vice versa

A. Translate the ff into mathematical expressions

1. Three times a number a minus four _____________________
2. A number c increased by 6 _________________
3. A number b less five _________________
4. Eight more than a number n diminished by 10 _________________
5. A number w divided by trice the sum of 8 and p _________________________

B. Translate each mathematical expression into verbal phrase

1. 5x – 4 ____________________________________________________________
2. 3 (X + 6) __________________________________________________________

D. Assignment
Directions: Write 5 mathematical expressions and translate it in at least two ways.